# Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the DropDownList is always available. The dropdown arrow button serves mouse and touch interaction. To open the popup with the keyboard, press `Alt+Down Arrow`.

The DropDownList supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

| SHORTCUT                  | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                 |   |
| :------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - |
| `Alt & Down Arrow`        | Opens the popup.                                                                                            |   |
| `Alt & Up Arrow` or `Esc` | Closes the popup.                                                                                           |   |
| `Enter`                   | Opens the popup or selects the highlighted item if the popup is already open.                               |   |
| `Space`                   | Toggles the popup if the filter input is not focused.                                                       |   |
| `Down Arrow`              | Selects the next available item.                                                                            |   |
| `Right Arrow`             | Selects the next available item. If `filterable` is enabled, moves right the cursor in the search input.    |   |
| `Up Arrow`                | Selects the previous available item.                                                                        |   |
| `Left Arrow`              | Selects the previous available item. If `filterable` is enabled, moves left the cursor in the search input. |   |
| `Home`                    | Selects the first item. If `filterable` is enabled, moves the cursor in the end of the search input.        |   |
| `End`                     | Selects the last item. If `filterable` is enabled, moves the cursor in the beginning of the search input.   |   |
| `Page Up`                 | Scrolls the popup list up.                                                                                  |   |
| `Page Down`               | Scrolls the popup list down.                                                                                |   |

The following example demonstrates the supported keyboard shortcuts.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/dropdowns/dropdownlist/keyboard_navigation/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the DropDownList](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/dropdowns/api/dropdownlistcomponent)
* [Accessibility](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/dropdowns/dropdownlist/accessibility)